SAUDI CUP: Frankie Dettori wins Sprint Cup on Dark Power
It wouldn’t be a major international racing event without Frankie Dettori making his presence known. The Italian jockey scored his first victory of Saudi Cup Saturday when pointing Dark Power to a late charge in the $1 million 1351 Sprint Cup at King Abdulaziz Racetrack. Dettori kept the 6-year-old gelding Dark Power a few lengths […]
SAUDI CUP: Lisa Allpress becomes first female jockey to win a competitive race in Saudi Arabia
Lisa Allpress became the first female jockey to win a race under rules in Saudi Arabia when she took the opening leg of the international jockeys' challenge Feb. 28 at King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh on Matmon, a locally trained horse owned by King Abdullah. The New Zealand-based jockey was one of seven women, including […]
SAUDI CUP: Jockey Mike Smith wins two – says it’s the best dirt track he has ever ridden on
Hall of Fame jockey Mike Smith emerged victorious in the stc International Jockeys Challenge on Friday as history was made on Kingdom Day at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack. While Smith’s two wins from four rounds of the competition, which featured 14 invited riders from around the globe, saw him out on his own in front, Lisa […]
Young rider Romario Smith waiting on surgery after getting a stroke in the saddle
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Apprentice Romario Smith, who apparently got a stroke while in the saddle after finishing the fifth race aboard Crafty Zella Zeen on Wednesday, is up to news time, still awaiting surgery to repair some of the effects of the stroke. Smith, who started his racing career in September 2018 after graduating from […]
Racing Commission approves weight changes – top weight now 129 lb (59.0 kgs)
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The government regulator of horse racing in Jamaica, the Jamaica Racing Commission (JRC), has made some significant rule changes to weights carried by horses, the conditions regarding the claiming of horses, and the tongue tie rule. Under the signature of Clovis Metcalfe, chairman of the commission and affixed with the seal of […]
Virus creating disquiet at Caymanas Park – race day postponed after low number of entries
KINGSTON, Jamaica - Reports reaching this website indicate that an illness as yet unidentified but said to be a virus, has been spreading quickly across the Caymanas Park property, affecting several horses domiciled in the stable area. On Wednesday last (February 26) the promoting company, Supreme Ventures Racing and Entertainment Limited, formally announced that because […]
Jockeys Phillip Parchment, Aaron Chatrie suspended, also fined $20,000
KINGSTON, Jamaica - The stewards of the Jamaica Racing Commission are announcing the following disciplinary actions arising from inquiries on Tuesday, February 25, 2020. Jockey Phillip Parchment, who rode Loose Ball in the fourth race on Saturday, February 22, 2020, was suspended for five racedays and fined $20,000.00 for engaging in an altercation with jockey […]
A closer look at the 14 runners in the US$20 million Saudi Cup
A field of 14 is officially set for the world’s richest horse race, with America’s Maximum Security the anticipated favourite in tomorrow’s US$20-million Saudi Cup. Post positions for the nine-furlong feature at King Abdulaziz Racecourse were drawn Wednesday, and the assigned gates look like no hindrance to the fancied contingent that includes McKinzie, Mucho Gusto, […]
All set for first US20 million Saudi Cup
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AFP) — Saudi Arabia this week hosts the world’s richest horse race, with US$20 million in cash prizes on offer in the latest international sports extravaganza designed to boost its battered global image. The ultra-conservative kingdom has in recent years invested heavily in sporting events, in a soft power push designed to […]
England’s Rose makes a Classic statement after scorching run in Hot Line Stakes
KINGSTON, Jamaica - England’s Rose, a bay filly by Natural Selection - Ahwhofah, on her first outing as a three-year-old underlined her potential with victory in the Hot Line Stakes. Regarded as the first major prep race for Classic horses, the Hot Line, for fillies only, is contested over six furlongs. England’s Rose had her […]